Student Opportunities

Whether it's joining clubs, completing internships, enjoying a talk or reading through the visiting writers series, participating in faculty research, or something else, there are no shortage of opportunities for English majors to get involved on campus and within the community. Browse some of our offerings below.  

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Internships

  • Participate in a wide range of internships, on or off campus, in topics like archives, libraries, and museums; journalism and media; publishing; nonprofits; marketing; and more. Our students have completed internships at newspapers, presses, the LBGTQ Community Center, Library of Congress, Maryland State Archives, and many more.  
  • Read poetry, fiction, or nonfiction submissions as a screener for Cherry Tree: A National Literary Journal at Ҵý. To qualify as a screener, you must complete the Literary Editing and Publishing course offered each spring.  
  • Earn an editorial position on one of our student publications, Collegian literary magazine, The Elm newspaper, Pegasus yearbook, or Ҵý Review academic journal.  
  • Receive funding for your internship through a Sophie Kerr Promise Grant
  • Earn academic credit for your internship.
  • Arrange your own internship experience through your own connections, or by tapping into the Center for Career Development's extensive network.  
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Research

To get started thinking about what research you might be able to do at Washington College, review our faculty's areas of expertise.

the elm

Student Publications

  • publishes weekly online and biweekly in print. Students serve as editors for various sections—pitching, editing, and laying out stories—and as staff writers, attending events, conducting interviews, and writing articles. 
  • , publishes an issue of staff work at the beginning of each academic year, and several issues of contributed work throughout the year, both online and in print. Students serve as editors for different parts of the magazine, screening submissions, workshopping accepted pieces, copyediting, laying out the issue, and more. Submissions to Collegian are open to any Ҵý student. 
  • , publishes online once each semester. The fall volume of the journal, known as the SCE Issue, publishes Student Capstone Experiences from the class that just graduated in May. The spring volume of the journal publishes essays produced by any student as part of any coursework at Ҵý. Students serve as editors of the journal, screening submissions, copy editing, and publishing the issue. 
  • publishes online once a year, and on social media throughout the year. Students serve as editors for various sections, attending and documenting events, copy editing, and publishing the issue.  
portrait of Emmie Meeks '26

Emmie Meeks '26

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